Probate Courts
![]() The Probate CourtPresiding Judge Julia R. Malveaux | ![]() Probate Court No. 2Presiding Judge Ingrid M. Warren | ![]() Probate Court No. 3Presiding Judge Margaret Jones-Johnson |
The Dallas County Probate Courts are a statutorily created probate court system headed by elected judges. In general, a probate court probates the wills of deceased persons, declares the heirs of deceased persons who die without a will, establishes guardianships for incapacitated persons and minors, and supervises court-ordered involuntary mental health commitments in Dallas County.
A probate court also has jurisdiction to hear lawsuits appertaining to or incident to an estate of a decedent or ward as well as actions by or against a personal representative of a decedent’s or ward’s estate. These ancillary cases cover a wide range of topics, from product liability to fiduciary litigation to medical malpractice to family law.
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